Gerhard Tremmel: Never had a save of note to make. 5/10. Dwight Tiendalli: Failed to stop the supply coming down the United left for Hernandez's goal. Booked for dissent. 4/10. Chico Flores: Asleep to Chicharito's movement for the equalizer and the predatory Hernandez punished that. Not, as the BT commentators kept suggesting, the best player on the pitch for Swansea. Booked for foul on Hernandez. 4.5/10. Jordi Amat: Booked for a foul on Hernandez, but Welbeck was kept very quiet. 5/10. Neil Taylor: Got back at Valencia to turn his cross behind just before the hour mark on the most notable instance of keeping the United winger on the fringes of this one. 6/10. Leon Britton: Diminutive pass master worked his magic in midfield today. Ensures United had long spells without the ball. 6.5/10. Jonathan De Guzman: Freed up to play further forward for the last 25 minutes by Canas's introduction. Fluid as he played central midfield, out on the right and then in an attacking role later on. Subbed. 6/10. Alejandro Pozuelo: Assisted Routledge's goal with a lovely reverse pass, but did not track back to stop Buttner. 5.5/10. Jonjo Shelvey: Like Cleverley this English central midfielder rather let the game pass him by. He never once fed Bony. Subbed. 4/10. Wayne Routledge: Our man of the match. Chipped Lindegaard to give visitors the lead after leaving the Red Devils centre backs for dead. Winger then assisted Bony's winner. The most influential player in determining the outcome. 7.5/10. Wilfried Bony: Had very little service, but did not take up good positions. Only thing of note he did was get in a tangle with Rio Ferdinand until he headed in a near post winner. Jury very much still out on the Ivorian striker despite his key contribution here. 6/10. Subs: Jose Canas: Played 25 minutes in place of ineffectual Shelvey. On the end of a studs showing challenge from Fabio that resulted in a sending off. Settled into midfield well. 5.5/10. Alvaro Vazquez: Thrown on for five minutes by Laudrup when United were down to ten men. Rating N/A. Who was your man of the match? Have your say below.
Jamie Clark is a qualified Web Journalist after undergoing professional training at the University of Sheffield. A prolific and accredited sports writer, he also enjoys classic comedy, historic fiction, 80s music and heritage.
